Oxacan Wood Carvings

Oxacan Wood CarvingsFolk Art Animals

These imaginative & brilliantly colored figures are hand-carved & painted in tiny villages in the state of Oaxaca, home of the Zapotec Indians in Southern Mexico.

Bold Colors

PatternsSome are intricate.

Tiny Details

Turtle created by master carver Jacobo Angeles and impeccably painted by his wife Maria.

CatJacobo & Maria Angeles

LizardJacobo and Maria Angeles

KittenMax & FranciscoMorales

GriffinThis Regal Griffin was created by multi-talented artist Luis Pablo.

Student work

Plan your designUse lots of colors and patterns

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